Meddle
Meddle is Pink Floyd’s sixth studio album, released in 1971. It was
produced between the
band’s touring commitments, from January to August 1971. The album was
recorded at a series of locations around London, including Abbey Road Studios
and Morgan Studios.
With no material to work with and no clear idea of th album’s direction,
the group devised a
series of novel experiments which eventually inspired the album’s signature
track, “Echoes”.
Although many of the band’s later albums would be unified by a cental theme
with lyrics written mainly by Roger Waters, Meddle was a group effort with
lyrical contributions from each member, and is considered a transitional album
between the Syd Barrett-influenced group of the late 1960s and the emerging
Pink Floyd.
The cover incorporating a close-up shot of an ear underwater was, as with
several previous
albums, designed by Hipgnosis.